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Posted 08 July 2013 - 03:09 AM
I've been using Linux Mint for a while, but I am getting bored of it so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a new distro for me. But it needs to be lightweight, and I don't want it based on Ubuntu.
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Germany
Posted 08 July 2013 - 04:09 AM
What about Debian? I haven't used it myself but I heard lots of good things about it. But you would have to install a desktop yourself if you want one.
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'MURICA
Posted 08 July 2013 - 04:18 AM
I'd say either
Manjaro, or
CrunchBang.
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England
Posted 08 July 2013 - 04:22 AM
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted 08 July 2013 - 09:40 AM
Arch.
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Posted 08 July 2013 - 10:26 AM
This chart might be useful. You'll notice that
a lot of distributions are based on Debian. And there are a lot of distributions based on Ubuntu.
As for suggestions… Debian-based distros are often great for beginners (Linux Mint being the best). More advanced users might like ArchBang, which is a simpler version of Arch. Really advanced users might like Arch itself. I wouldn't recommend anything based on Red Hat. Maybe you'd like openSUSE?
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Computational Soup of the Cloud
Posted 08 July 2013 - 11:35 AM
This chart might be useful. You'll notice that
a lot of distributions are based on Debian. And there are a lot of distributions based on Ubuntu.
As for suggestions… Debian-based distros are often great for beginners (Linux Mint being the best). More advanced users might like ArchBang, which is a simpler version of Arch. Really advanced users might like Arch itself. I wouldn't recommend anything based on Red Hat. Maybe you'd like openSUSE?
So you suggest against using one of the most used Linux distrobutions?
Personally, all Linux is Linux, doesn't matter the distro. If you're wanting to get deep down into Linux, you go Gentoo or Arch. If you're wanting to try something different, since you're using a Debian-based distro (Ubuntu and its forks), go with a Red Hat based distro.
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UK
Posted 08 July 2013 - 12:52 PM
OK thanks guys!
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Eastern USA
Posted 10 July 2013 - 12:43 PM
Gentoo. It takes a while to learn how to install and use but you'll be happy you did.
